I'm the mom of a pre-teen daughter with curls. She has always had "banana curls," that is they would fit around a banana! But now, she is getting some hair that is more like pencil-diameter and much coarser. To make it worse, she currently wants to keep her hair very long as some of her straight-hair friends do. I'm not sure how to handle these two textures on her head at the same time, especially as she is wanting to take over her own hair-care. We do the cg method, and currently use re:coil and a gel on her hair. Any advice would be most welcome.

I'm the mom of a pre-teen daughter with curls. She has always had "banana curls," that is they would fit around a banana! But now, she is getting some hair that is more like pencil-diameter and much coarser. To make it worse, she currently wants to keep her hair very long as some of her straight-hair friends do. I'm not sure how to handle these two textures on her head at the same time, especially as she is wanting to take over her own hair-care. We do the cg method, and currently use re:coil and a gel on her hair. Any advice would be most welcome.

Originally Posted by WavyWenda

My hair changed texture during puberty as well. Try finger coiling the curls together so they have a more uniform texture

Avoid using gels, they make hair coarse and can easily change the texture.

Originally Posted by LauraWolfhart

Gels can't change the texture of hair. A lot of people on this board use gel regularly without any side affects. Gels are safe to use on hair. Sometimes people's hair just changes texture during puberty.